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CNN Ordered by Judge to Rehire Workers Fired for Being Union Members
In a decision made public yesterday, a judge has ordered CNN "to rehire 110 workers who were fired because they were union members. CNN also was ordered to recognize the workers' unions, National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-CWA (NABET-CWA) locals 31 and 11." From the AFL-CIO blog:
Judge Arthur Amchan found that CNN violated the rights of more than 250 employees at the network's bureaus in Washington, D.C., and New York City when it ended its subcontract with Team Video Services (TVS) [in 2003-2004], whose employees were represented by NABET-CWA. He also ruled that CNN discriminated against TVS employees who wanted to continue working at CNN's bureaus to avoid having to recognize and bargain with the union.
Ed McEwan, president of Local 11, responded, "Everyone in America should know that the network management we rely on to bring us the news are not above the illegal practices that they headline on a regular basis."
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